Naito Masatotsu said: "Reporting to the Lord, Julian, the Ming army was not interested in the land of the Satsuma clan, and it was even more impossible to go to war with all of Japan. They just wanted to plunder some money and themselves, so even if Junwang refused
With their conditions, they will not stay in Satsumajiu. I guess at least one month will they withdraw their troops and return home, and maybe it will take less than a month."
"Oh!" After hearing this, Shimazu Kokusa couldn't help but feel excited and said, "Chatsuki, are you saying true?"
Naito Masato said: "These are all Changfeng's personal opinions, but now China has divided the north and the south, just like the Song and Jin dynasties more than 300 years ago. At present, Shang Yi's primary enemy is the north.
The Manchus, not our Japan, so I don’t think they will stay in Japan for a long time.”
Shimazu Kokusa nodded repeatedly, thinking that what Naito Masatoki said was very reasonable, because he had heard about the Ming and Qing Wars, and he was sure that it was the case, so he immediately began to think about how to survive this month.
, and wait until the Ming army withdrew.
At this time, Masato Naito said again: "Report to you, and this time the Ming army sent me here, only gave me ten days, claiming that if you don't agree to their conditions, they will immediately send troops in ten days later.
, come to attack Kajikiki Castle. When leaving Kagoshima Castle, all the residents will be killed, then set fire to burn them, and all the places where they pass will be razed to the ground without leaving any chickens and dogs. If you capture Kajikiki Castle,
, it must be the same as Kagoshima Castle. If it weren't for the rush to withdraw, it wouldn't have been like this." After saying this, he knelt down and said, "You are forgiven for your crimes. These are the original words of the Ming army,
I'll just retell it."
But every time he said something, Shimazu Kokuha's heart would jump. The Ming army was too cruel, but Shimazu Kokuha had no doubts at all, because if he had changed himself, he would have done this. So immediately
He asked again: "What day has it been since you came to Kazhimu City today?"
Naito Masatoshi said: "Reporting to you, it's the third day.
After hearing him say this, Shimazu Kokuhika immediately looked around the ministers and said, "What do you think?"
At this time, Huashan Jiuxiao said: "Lord, we must never agree to this condition. We must survive this month."
Shimazu Kokuha frowned and said, "But how can we drag this month over? We will definitely not be able to defend ourselves if we hide in Kajiki Castle."
Kazuya Satoshi: "That can't be agreed. If we can't seize Kajiki Castle, we will hide in Miyazaki. Miyazaki can't defend it, so we will temporarily hide in other daimyos, Kumamoto and Changshu can do it,
How can I drag this month over?"
Nagayuyoi said: "What's the use of dragging it over like this? By then, I'm afraid the entire Satsuma vassal will be destroyed by the Ming army. How can we survive? What will other daimyos think of us? The shogunsal have always been hostile to our Satsuma vassal, then
I will never miss this opportunity.”
In fact, Shimazu Kou was a little moved at this time. After all, he had never really experienced that great era. After these battles, his ambition to establish martial arts and make a name for the world had long disappeared without a trace. Now
I just want to end this war early, and suffer some losses. Although apology will make people unable to overcome the face, it is better than the entire Satsuma being destroyed; and the Amami Islands will be lost, even if I don't give in,
It is estimated that Shang Yi will also forcefully grab it; just one million taels of silver is not a small amount, and even in the heyday of the Satsuma family, they could not get so much silver at once, let alone Tsurumaru City is burned and they hide in Kazhimu City.
, It would be great if there was a little less. But the lord around him could not say this by him in person.
At this time, the old man from the family, who had not spoken, said: "Changfeng, I remember that when Lord Oye came, Mingjun asked for compensation of 500,000 taels of silver. Why did this double this time? Go back and look at Mingjun Let me tell you, if it is still 500,000 taels, we will agree immediately."
Naito Masatoshi said: "Mr. Xinna, Mingjun only said that you can only say that you agree or disagree. No word is allowed to be changed, and there is no right to give this. I went back and said that it was OK, but it was just over the tenth of Mingjun's The deadline is deadline, I'm afraid it's too late."
Shinnahara Tadashi said: "Changfeng, it's not that we are bargaining, but you know the situation in the vassal now. How can we get one million taels of silver?"
Naito Masatoshi said: "If the Xinna Lord is a problem of heart, Ming Jun has a solution. He can pay in installments for four years, paying 300,000 taels every year. But the first batch of 300,000 taels must be ten. Delivery within a day, so that the Ming army can still sign a peace agreement with us."
Shimazu Kokusa said: "Didn't you say one million taels? 300,000 a year, but not one million in four years? Why did you get another two hundred thousand?" I thought to myself, it's so difficult that it's you boy. Do you take kickbacks from it?
Naito Masatomi smiled slightly and said, "Reporting to you, you have to calculate interest when paying in installments. The additional 200,000 is the interest for these four years."
Shimazu Kokuhara had nothing to say, so he had to look at everyone again. Fortunately, Shinnahara Tadashi knew his thoughts and immediately knelt down and said, "Lord, I agree, this is the only opportunity for the city. As long as we do, we If the Satsuma clan is still there, there will be a day when we can turn over."
Shimazu Kokusa was silent for a while before saying, "Okay, we accept it." Then, "Changfeng, go back first to inform Mingjun, and say we agreed that the first batch of silver will be delivered on time. ”
Naito Masato hurriedly knelt down again and said, "The villain is respectful to you as your order.
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While waiting for news from Naito Masato, the merchant army was not idle. Not only did they plunder Kagoshima Castle, but the scope of the plunder had also been expanded to the entire Satsuma Peninsula. In these ten days, a total of silver was plundered. There are 630,000 taels, 16,300 taels of gold, 1,273 knots of samurai swords, and there are many other items, with a total value of about 1,500,000 taels of silver.
In addition, more than 20,000 young and middle-aged men and more than 32,000 young women were arrested, of which nearly 30,000 were teenage women, and more than 6,000 craftsmen and their families were also arrested. A few women were from Except for the houses of warriors, merchants, and retainers, the rest basically come from ordinary farmers.
Among the plundered people, young and middle-aged men mainly used to develop Ryukyu or transport them back to Zhejiang, and Taiwan acted as cheap labor for mining, while women and craftsmen were basically transported to Taiwan. These two types of people are the most popular in Taiwan. Missing.
Now the merchant army has immigrated to Taiwan by about 200,000, but almost all of them are farmers and lacks craftsmen. Because after Shang Yi took over Zhejiang, the industry and commerce in Zhejiang were developing very rapidly, and craftsmen were almost in short supply, as long as they had the skills, Basically, they don’t have to worry about not having a job, and their income is quite considerable, so the craftsmen basically don’t intend to immigrate to Taiwan.
In addition, even if the immigrant farmers are mostly single, while the family immigrants are fewer, the ratio of men and women exceeds 3 to 1, and there will be no problems in the short term, but after a long time, there will definitely be problems, so a large number of people need to be added as soon as possible. Young women immigrate, but immigrants cannot be forced, so they have to make decisions from Japan. Moreover, the females who are preparing to immigrate are mainly under the age of 25. Those over 25 are basically the family members of craftsmen.
But what Yalisandra did not expect was that Japanese craftsmen heard that they were going to work in China; while women heard that they were going to China to find a marriage partner, but they were not disgusted. On the contrary, they were very obedient and obedient. It is because most Japanese in this era do not have a strong national consciousness, and the Japanese are born with the habit of obeying the strong. If the merchant army defeated the Satsuma army, they naturally became strong, and the Japanese were used to it. Obey.
On the other hand, in fact, the Japanese farmers' lives in this era are quite poor, and unlike the relatively relaxed control of farmers by most ruling classes in China, the Tokugawa shogunate has strictly regulated farmers and has to add all trivial matters in their lives. Restrictions and interventions, in Japan's 20th year of Naokien, 1643, the Tokugawa Shogunate ordered that farmers were not allowed to eat rice casually, but could only eat coarse grains; they were not allowed to buy wine, tea, and drink tea; they were not allowed to plant and consume tobacco privately; women Those who serve their husbands in a bad manner, drink too much tea, or even travel around the country will have to divorce forcibly. Note: These contents are quoted from the Japanese writer Taro Sakamoto [History of Japan]. In addition, the taxes borne by Japanese farmers are generally paid by Japanese farmers. Half of the income sometimes even reaches 80%. It can be said that the Japanese ruling class does not regard farmers as human beings, but simply treats them as tax machines.
Moreover, in the minds of most Japanese, China is a symbol of prosperity and beauty, which is the same as the United States in the minds of some Chinese people in later generations. Therefore, the blame is to let them leave their hometowns and work in China, and why marry the Chinese. , and there are not any disassembly. The young women in the families of warriors, merchants, and retainers do not seem to be very uncomfortable. There are a few outstanding women who have a look of expectation.
There are also many people who have signed up for voluntarily and want to go to China, but because of various reasons, they are still very upset after being rejected. The selected people are very hardworking when loading ships and working. , and also fully demonstrate the virtues of the working people of Japan's hard work, willingness to work, able to endure hardships and good obedience.
This situation also surprised Alisandra. Later, after Naito Masatoki's explanation, she felt a little relieved. But this is also good, and it can save a lot of trouble.
However, the only thing that makes the merchants feel unhappy is the Japanese diet. In this era, the main food in Japan was coarse grains. Because it will be stored for a long time, it will become lumpy, dry and hard. Therefore, when eating, it will use water to soften it and synthesize it with rotten porridge. , which is the so-called Japanese rice, and vegetables are mainly seafood, and dried fish is the most common. It is of course very difficult for the soldiers of the merchants who are used to eating rice, pasta, vegetables, meat, and the worst is also mixed grains. In fact, at this time, Japan, rice, vegetables, and meat are definitely high-end foods, and only daimyos, main retainers and high-end samurai can enjoy them.
Therefore, every time you eat, the merchant army despises Japan the most, and also understands the best why the Japanese are rushing to China.
Of course, so many people and materials cannot be transported at once. Alisandra also snatched and transported them at the same time. She had already sent three fleets to Ryukyu. When the Satsuma clerk arrived at Kagoshima Castle, he and his wife's peace talks.